Kenya Police Force are hunting a suspected murderer after a Liverpool fan was stabbed to death following the Arsenal-Liverpool match on Saturday.
A resident near the incident area said the deceased taunted a rival fan about his team’s 5-1 victory after they had watched the match together in a bar in the town of Meru, residents say.
According to them, the Arsenal fan then pulled out a knife and stabbed the man immediately, the man later died in hospital.
It has been reported that many Kenyans are fanatical followers of English Premiership League.
According to BBC, this is not the first time that rival Kenyan fans have stabbed each other – it has happened over both English games and those in the local league.
Last year, a Manchester United fan killed himself after his team lost to Newcastle United.
In 2009, an Arsenal fan hanged himself after his team lost to Manchester United.
Meru police chief Tom Odero told the BBC that he could not comment on a possible motive for the latest death as the suspect had not been arrested.
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